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Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned
New York court says Hollywood mogul, who remains in prison on other charges, did not receive a fair trial.
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Trump lawyer pushed by Supreme Court on limits of immunity
One justice warns Oval Office could become "seat of criminal activity" if presidents knew they could not be prosecuted.
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Haiti PM resigns as transitional council sworn in
The council will try to restore order and form a new government in the nation gripped by gang violence.
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Hundreds arrested as Gaza protests sweep US universities
Demonstrators and police clash in Austin, while scores are taken into custody in Boston and Los Angeles.
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'Stay strong,' parents tell Gaza hostage after video
Hamas issues a proof-of-life video of US-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin, abducted on 7 October.
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WATCH: Would you pay a tourist fee to enter Venice?
From Thursday visitors making a trip to the famous city at peak times will be charged a trial entrance fee.
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Prosecutors ask for halt to case against Spain PM's wife
Pedro Sánchez is deciding whether to resign after a case against his wife by an anti-corruption group.
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Playboy model got $150,000 in hush money, Trump trial told
A tabloid publisher describes working with Trump's fixer to "catch and kill" a sex scandal before the 2016 election.
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Paris's Moulin Rouge loses windmill sails overnight
The cause of the sails' collapse from the roof of the world famous cabaret club is not yet clear.
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Ukraine uses longer-range US missiles for first time
Missiles secretly delivered this month have been used to strike Russian targets in Crimea, US media say.
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Namibia condemns tourists posing naked in dune safari
Photos of the three naked tourists have gone viral in Namibia, angering the authorities.
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Rebel Wilson book published in the UK with blacked out text
Some sections of the UK edition of the book, released on Thursday, have been redacted.
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Prisoners escape after rain damages Nigeria prison
A manhunt is launched after more than 100 inmates escape the colonial-era facility near Abuja.
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Russia vetoes UN vote on stopping space arms race
The US has previously warned that Russia is trying to develop a space-based, anti-satellite weapon.
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US jails Chinese man who threatened student activist
He threatened to "chop off" the hands of a Chinese student who put up pro-democracy fliers on campus.
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Hundreds of villagers killed in Burkina Faso army revenge attack - report
Soldiers accused residents of aiding Islamist fighters before shooting at them, an investigation shows.
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Kid Cudi cancels tour after breaking foot
"The injury is much more serious than I first thought," says the rapper as he cancels tour dates.
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Arizona indicts Trump allies over fake elector scheme
Former Trump advisers Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows are among those charged, court documents show.
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Meta AI spending plans cause share price slump
Investors react badly to the Facebook and WhatsApp owner spending more than anticipated on AI.
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Searing heat shuts schools for 33 million children
Bangladesh has closed schools and colleges due to extreme heat for the second year in a row.
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Spain's PM halts public duties as wife faces inquiry
Pedro Sánchez says he will "stop and reflect" on whether to remain in the job.
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BBC Verify examines reported strikes on Russian oil depots
The reported strikes have been geolocated to the Smolensk region of western Russia.
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Iranian rapper sentenced to death, says lawyer
Musician Toomaj Salehi had backed anti-government nationwide protests in 2022.
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Arizona House votes to overturn abortion ban
It was the third attempt to take up repealing the near-total ban, which was recently resurrected by a state court.
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Mining giant BHP proposes buyout of Anglo American
The potential mega merger would give BHP access to Anglo American's copper assets.
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TikTok vows to fight 'unconstitutional' US ban
The app faces being banned or sold in the US because of national security concerns.
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Watch: Rescuers rush to get stranded whales into the sea
Around 160 long-finned pilot whales washed up on the western Australian coast, wildlife officials say.
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Gaza protesters clash with police at US universities
Demonstrators in Texas were met with state troopers as protests lead to arrests on campuses across the country.
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BBC Verify examines reported strikes on Russian oil depots
The reported strikes have been geolocated to the Smolensk region of western Russia.
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Inside Columbia's campus as students protest
Hundreds of students have been camping on the university lawn, sparking a nationwide wave of campus protests.
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Gag orders and tabloid schemes at Trump trial
Day six of Donald Trump's hush-money trial in New York heard damaging testimony from a tabloid publisher.
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Arrests and anger at US university pro-Palestinian demos
Dozens of student protesters have been arrested at Columbia, Yale and New York University in recent days.
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BBC witnesses boarding of boat which left five dead
The BBC's Andrew Harding, in France, witnesses people clambering aboard a small boat bound for the UK.
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Dashcam video shows dramatic rescue from burning car
Drivers in Minnesota stopped in the middle of a highway to help pull a man out from a vehicle on fire.
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TV tower breaks in half after strike on Ukraine
The local military says that digital TV has been cut off in the surrounding area.
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Baby born by emergency caesarean as mother killed in Gaza
The infant's entire immediate family died in Israeli air strikes on Rafah on Saturday night.
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Train cars catch fire while moving through Ontario
Local officials reported no injuries after five train cars were spotted ablaze heading towards a downtown area.
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Bridge collapses as floods hit China's south
The country’s south has been battered by heavy rainfall, with tens of thousands of people evacuated.
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Watch US House pass critical Ukraine aid package
The long-awaited vote comes as Kyiv faces a weapons shortage in its fight against Russia.
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Moment huge explosion rocks Iraq military base
Local security officials said one person was killed and eight others wounded.
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Free beer and taxi rides to woo voters in Indian city
Many companies in Bengaluru city have found innovative ways to encourage people to vote.
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Blinken arrives in China as relations crackle with tension
Blinken's trip is a sign of improved US-China ties, but the two still view each other with suspicion.
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The Italian film which beat Barbie at the box office
Director Paola Cortellesi on the cry for change in Italy's chart-topping There's Still Tomorrow.
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Searching for missing loved ones in Gaza’s mass graves
In this war, it is a huge challenge to find out how people whose bodies were exhumed at Nasser hospital died.
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Russia or EU? Controversial bill draws Georgians on to streets
Thousands of Georgians have been protesting against a new bill that they claim will crush dissent.
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The batting blitz turning cricket into baseball
Indian Premier League batters are fearlessly unleashing big shots, every match a six-hitting spectacle.
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'Business as usual' for Channel crossings despite migrant deaths
Prospective migrants trying to reach the UK from France say smuggling operations are continuing after Tuesday's tragedy.
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When could TikTok be banned under new US law?
The video app TikTok could be banned in the US unless it is sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance.